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Sagenite (of Saussure) from
Northeast slope, Pizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland


Locality type:Slope
Classification
Species:Rutile var: Sagenite (of Saussure)
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sagenite (of Saussure) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Northeast slope, Pizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1385293
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1385293:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sagenite (of Saussure)
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘPizzo dell'Arzo, Cavagnöö Glacier (Cavagnoli Glacier; Cavagnöö area; Cavagnoli area), Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLake Matörgn, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘLake Zött, Monte Basòdino northeast slope, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘPizzo Fiorina east slope, Robièi (Alpe di Robièi; Lake Robièi area), Bavona Valley, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘMorasco area, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘVinei Alp, Ossasco, Bedretto, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘPiano dei Camosci (Pian dei Camosci), Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘÄgene Valley (Äginen Valley; Aeginen Valley), Ulrichen, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘMuttenhörner, Gletsch, Furka pass area, Oberwald, Obergoms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘClogstafel Mount (Punta Clogstafel), Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Weiß, S., Bosio, P., and Appiani, R. (2004) L'euclasio del ghiacciaio dei Cavagnoli. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 28, 2 (2-2004), 90-93
Weiß, S. [mit Beiträgen von Praeger, M., and Duthaler, R.] (2005) Von 1880 bis 2004: Die Euklasfunde der Alpen (II) - Euklas vom Cavagnoli-Gletscher, Tessin, Schweiz. Lapis, 30, 1, 13-24 + 37-39 + 58
Weiß, S., and Brack, P. (2018) Tessin. ExtraLapis, 55, 122 pp.
 
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